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June 29, 2005|Merge

Rebound

After a very public melt-down during a game causes him to lose his job, a successful college basketball coach (Martin Lawrence) known for losing his temper is forced to instead take a job coaching a junior high school team that consists of athletically challenged youngsters. Be ready for typical Martin Lawrence humor -- which produces results. 1 hr. 43 mins.

Bewitched

Hollywood producer Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) decides to remake the classic sitcom Bewitched in an effort to boost his own career. Unknowingly, he casts a real witch (Nicole Kidman) as Samantha, one of television's most-beloved witches. Heading up the project is Nora Ephron, best known for her directorial work on films like You've Got Mail and Joe vs. the Volcano. Be sure to brush up on your favorite episodes of the classic sitcom for a compare and contrast! 1 hr. 30 mins.

Land of the Dead

The walking dead roam George Romero's uninhabited wasteland in the modern day world while the living try to lead "normal" lives behind the walls of a fortified city, created by enterprising, ruthless opportunists, who live in the towers of a skyscraper, high above the hard-scrabble existence on the streets below. Outside the city walls, an army of the dead is evolving. Inside, anarchy is on the rise. With the very survival of the city at stake, a group of hardened mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from an army of the dead. 1 hr. 33 mins.

Herbie: Fully Loaded

Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan) is the new owner of Number 53 -- the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own. Peyton fixes on putting the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Herbie's got some new tricks under his hood for this summer flick. 1 hr. 32 mins.

Batman Begins

Christopher Nolan's film explores the origins of the Batman legend and emergence as a force for good in Gotham. After his parents' murder, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice . He returns to Gotham as Batman, a masked crusader who fights the sinister forces that threaten the city: the fearmonger Scarecrow and ninja terrorist leader, Ra's al Ghul. 2 hrs. 14 mins.

The Honeymooners

New York bus driver Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) and his feisty wife Alice struggle to make ends meet. Despite Ralph's many get-rich-quick schemes,they seem to have almost enough money for a down payment on a Brooklyn duplex. Ralph decides to try to impress Alice by augmenting their savings with another of his crazy schemes, he winds up losing all their money and his marriage to boot -- and it takes all his determination and love for Alice to make things right. 1 hr. 25 mins.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

A married couple (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) are getting bored with their quiet domestic life together. What they don't know is that they're both assassins, secretly hopping the world and killing for hire. Until now, they've kept the secret from each other. Their private lives are about to collide when each finds out their next target is his own spouse. 1 hr. 55 mins.

Cinderella Man

When the U.S. was reeling in the sadness of the Great Depression, James Braddock (Russell Crowe) brought the country back to its feet. Braddock, an unemployed New Yorker, takes up boxing as a way to earn a living and support his family. What he wasn't expecting was to become a nationally famous fighter boxing for the championship title. 2 hrs. 24 mins.

The Longest Yard

Pro quarterback Paul "Wrecking" Crewe (Adam Sandler) was a football star back in his day, but this faded superstar-turned-alcoholic is now in jail for drunken driving. Paul is told to work with former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Burt Reynolds) to create a team of inmates that will face off with the sadistic guards. The warden and guards have no idea who or what they're up against, even though the game was fixed to turn out very differently. 1 hr. 49 mins.

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